StumbleUpon Launching TinyURL competitor

StumbleUpon is getting into the URL-shortening game. The service's founder, Garret Camp, hinted at the new site ten days ago on Twitter, typing simply "http://su.pr/ is coming..." Su.pr will serve a similarly Twitter-friendly service as existing sites like TinyURL and Bit.ly.

StumbleUpon is getting into the URL-shortening game. The service's founder, Garret Camp, hinted at the new site ten days ago on Twitter, typing simply "http://su.pr/ is coming..." Su.pr will serve a similarly Twitter-friendly service as existing sites like TinyURL and Bit.ly. The news follows the announcement of a similar service being launch by Digg in conjunction with that site's upcoming StumbleUpon-like toolbar. Clearly this means war.
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Brian Heater has worked at a number of tech pubs, including Engadget, Laptop, and PCMag (where he served as Senior Editor). Most recently, he was as the Managing Editor of TechTimes.com. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens apartment with a rabbit named Lucy.
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